Protocol II: Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts.

This article is a commentary, see Protocol II for full text.

Introduction

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Protocol II is an amendment to the Geneva Conventions.

Adopted on June 8, 1977 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts presided over by Pierre Graber of Switzerland. The protocol enters into force on either December 7, 1979 (six months after its adoption by the conference), or six months after each party's ratification.

Geneva Conventions